2014 USA Sevens

The 2014 USA Sevens (also sometimes referred to as the 2014 Las Vegas Sevens) was the eleventh edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series. The tournament was held January 24–26, 2014 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]

2014 USA Sevens
IRB Sevens XV
Host nation United States
Date24–26 January 2014
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up New Zealand
Third Canada
Plate
Winner England
Runner-up Australia
Bowl
Winner Fiji
Runner-up Kenya
Shield
Winner United States
Runner-up Spain
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored241 (average 5.356 per match)
Top point scorer Cameron Clark (48)
Top try scorer Seabelo Senatla (6)
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Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Teams

The participating teams and schedule were announced on 30 November 2013.[2][3]

Pool stage
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Africa 3300917+849
 Canada 32013863-257
 Kenya 31024353−105
 Wales 30033685−493
24 January 2014
16:00
South Africa  43–0  Wales
Report[4]
24 January 2014
16:22
Kenya  15–17  Canada
Report[5]
24 January 2014
18:56
South Africa  29–0  Canada
Report[6]
24 January 2014
19:18
Kenya  21–17  Wales
Report[7]
25 January 2014
12:00
Wales  19–21  Canada
Report[8]
25 January 2014
14:12
South Africa  19–7  Kenya
Report[9]

Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 New Zealand 33006919+509
 Australia 32015559−47
 Fiji 31025234+185
 Scotland 30031276−643
24 January 2014
16:44
New Zealand  31–7  Australia
Report[10]
24 January 2014
17:06
Fiji  24–0  Scotland
Report[11]
24 January 2014
19:40
New Zealand  26–5  Scotland
Report[12]
24 January 2014
20:02
Fiji  21–22  Australia
Report[13]
25 January 2014
12:22
Australia  26–7  Scotland
Report[14]
25 January 2014
13:50
New Zealand  12–7  Fiji
Report[15]

Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Samoa 33007431+439
 England 320111627+897
 Portugal 31021994–755
 Uruguay 30032279−573
24 January 2014
17:28
Samoa  22–19  England
Report[16]
24 January 2014
17:50
Portugal  19–5  Uruguay
Report[17]
24 January 2014
20:24
Samoa  17–12  Uruguay
Report[18]
24 January 2014
20:46
Portugal  0–54  England
Report[19]
25 January 2014
12:44
England  43–5  Uruguay
Report[20]
25 January 2014
13:28
Samoa  35–0  Portugal
Report[21]

Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 France 33007512+639
 Argentina 32015231+217
 United States 31025543+125
 Spain 300315111−963
24 January 2014
18:12
Argentina  19–12  United States
Report[22]
24 January 2014
18:34
France  47–0  Spain
Report[23]
24 January 2014
21:08
Argentina  33–5  Spain
Report[24]
24 January 2014
21:30
France  14–12  United States
Report[25]
25 January 2014
13:06
Argentina  0–14  France
Report[26]
25 January 2014
14:34
United States  31–10  Spain
Report[27]

Knockout stage

Shield
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 January 2014 – 16:24 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 
 Kenya24
 
26 January 2014 – 09:20 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Spain0
 
 Spain19
 
25 January 2014 – 16:46 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Portugal12
 
 Portugal7
 
26 January 2014 – 12:45 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Scotland31
 
 Spain0
 
25 January 2014 – 17:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 United States31
 
 United States7
 
26 January 2014 – 09:42 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Wales12
 
 United States28
 
25 January 2014 – 17:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Uruguay14
 
 Fiji38
 
 
 Uruguay14
 

Bowl
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 January 2014 – 16:24 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 
 Kenya24
 
26 January 2014 – 10:04 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Spain0
 
 Kenya21
 
25 January 2014 – 16:46 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Scotland7
 
 Portugal7
 
26 January 2014 – 13:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Scotland31
 
 Kenya0
 
25 January 2014 – 17:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Fiji35
 
 United States7
 
26 January 2014 – 10:26 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Wales12
 
 Wales12
 
25 January 2014 – 17:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Fiji40
 
 Fiji38
 
 
 Uruguay14
 

Plate
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 January 2014 – 17:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 
 South Africa29
 
26 January 2014 – 10:48 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Argentina0
 
 Argentina19
 
25 January 2014 – 18:14 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Australia24
 
 Samoa12
 
26 January 2014 – 13:35 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Australia10
 
 Australia24
 
25 January 2014 – 18:36 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 England26
 
 France14
 
26 January 2014 – 11:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Canada17
 
 France12
 
25 January 2014 – 18:58 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 England21
 
 New Zealand24
 
 
 England7
 

Cup
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 January 2014 – 17:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 
 South Africa29
 
26 January 2014 – 11:32 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Argentina0
 
 South Africa14
 
25 January 2014 – 18:14 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Samoa0
 
 Samoa12
 
26 January 2014 – 14:25 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Australia10
 
 South Africa14
 
25 January 2014 – 18:36 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 New Zealand7
 
 France14
 
26 January 2014 – 11:54 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Canada17
 
 Canada7
 
25 January 2014 – 18:58 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 New Zealand26 Third place
 
 New Zealand24
 
26 January 2014 – 14:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 England7
 
 Samoa19
 
 
 Canada22
 

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